Let’s Encrypt awarded the Levchin Prize

Together we’ve built a better Internet
Let's Encrypt has won the Levchin Prize
Levchin Prize Trophy

On April 13th, Let’s Encrypt was awarded the prestigious Levchin Prize for contributions to real-world cryptography. The Levchin Prize is recognition that ISRG’s focused and efficient approach means that practically every person browsing the Web experiences the benefits of cryptography. But technical innovation is just one key to our success.

Our impact over the last ten years has been propelled by people continually contributing their time, energy, and financial resources. We’d like to particularly highlight the following longtime supporters for helping make our work possible.

There’s a lot more work to do to make the Internet more secure and privacy-respecting. If you or your company have an interest in continuing to build a better Internet for everyone, everywhere, please consider making a donation or becoming a sponsor.

“Let’s Encrypt has played a huge role in creating a more secure and privacy-respecting Web. The small-but-mighty team has shown that big, meaningful change is possible with focus, efficiency, and a global community of people working together. Winning the Levchin Prize is a well-earned testament to Let's Encrypt's hard work, commitment, and values.”

Jennifer Granick, ACLU

“We are thrilled to award the Levchin prize to Let's Encrypt. Thanks to Let's Encrypt, nearly every person browsing the Web experiences the benefits of cryptography.”

Dan Boneh, Stanford University

Thanks to these individuals for their longtime support of our efforts.

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9peppe
Aanchal Gupta
Aaron Gable
AcademicEDGAR+
Acton Family Giving
ahaw021
Alex Polvi
Alex Zorin
Amir Omidi
Andrew Ayer
Andrew Gabbitas
Andrew Lytvynov
Andrew Marcuse
Andrew Sayler
Arni Johannesson
Audinate
Ayumu Sato
BC Libraries Cooperative
Ben Sykes
Ben Zvan
Benjamin Peskoe
Bjarni Runar Einarsson
Brad Warren
Brian Cunnie
Brian O'Rourke
Bruce Steinberg
Bruce5051
bruncsak
Cadmium
Carl Frederic De Celles
Carrissa Hsieh
Chris Castle
Christine Runnegar
Commercetools
Cory Plastek
Craig Leres
Cullen Jennings
Dalton F.
Dan Fernelius
Dan Jeffery
Dan Tappan
danb35
Daniel Bassa Perez
Daniel Kuebler
Daniel McCarney
Daniel Porteous
David Calavera
David Held
David Nalley
David Pollak
Dean Oakley
Donovan Dikaio
Edwin Bachetti
Eric Anderson
Eric Rescorla
eva2000
Evan Scalzo
EWWW Image Optimizer
Eye Networks
Fabian Wenk
Filippo Valsorda
Finn Odum
Frederic Jacobs
Gareth Bowker
Gavin "Halkeye" Mogan
griffin
Harley Cooper
hikalium
hlandau
Hugues Bruant
Ivan Ristic
J. Alex Halderman
J.C. Jones
Jacob Block
Jacob Helwig
Jacob Hoffman-Andrews
Jacob Whitehill
James O'Gorman
James Renken
Jamie Thingelstad
Jeff Atwood
Jeff Hodges
Jenessa Petersen
Jennifer Granick
Jes Drost Nissen
Jesse Alford
Jesse Wilson
Jillian Karner
JimPas
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Joe and Rachel Beda
John Buckley
John Cosgrove
Jonathan Conradt
Josh Aas
Josh Deprez
Joshua Paine
JuergenAuer
Kalle Happonen
Kane York
Karen O'Donoghue
Karl Heinz Marbaise
Katsumi Kishikawa
kelunik
Kevin Bice
Kevin O'Connor
Kiel Chrisofferson
Knut Ahlers
Laban Skollermark
Laura Thomson
Laurent Goujon
Lawrence Chu
leader
Liran Cohen
Malcolm Handley
Marc Konvisser
Mary Gardiner
Matt Holt
Matthew Dean
Matthew McPherrin
Matthew Miller
Max Hunter
Maya Kaczorowski
Michael Henretty
MikeMcQ
mnordhoff
Mr. Technique
Neil Schelly
Neilpang
Nick Berry
Niteo
Noah Swartz
Nummer378
Olena Kosheva
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Osiris
Pascal Jaillon
Patches
Pauline Middelink
Peter Eckersley
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pfg
Phil Porada
Pietro Cerutti
rg305
Rich Salz
Richard Barnes
Rip
rmbolger
Roland Shoemaker
Russ Housley
Ryan Dewhurst
Ryan Hurst
Ryan Rhea
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Sam Stoelinga
Samantha Frank
Sampsa Hario
Sarah Gran
Sarah Heil
schoen
Scott Jann
Scott Munn
serverco
Simon Wisselink
Sinan Taifour
ski192man
Software Effect Enterprises
Sports Reference
Stephanie Wigle
Stephen Ludin
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tdelmas
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Tim Geoghegan
tlussnig
Todd Han
Tom Rossi
Tom Van Der Woerdt
Troy Hunt
Vicky Chin
VM (Vicky) Brasseur
Weldon Whipple
WMACCESS Team of CPB Software (Germany) GmbH

And our thanks to these sponsors for their continued support.

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1Password
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AIOZ PTE
Akamai
Amazon Web Services
American Library Association
Automattic
Awesome Motive
Axiom
Best VPN Rating
BODIS
Brave Software
Campoint AG
Cargo Collective
cdmon
Cisco Systems
Clever Cloud
Cloudera
Comcast
cyon GmbH
Datto
Dell
Deutsche Telekom Pan-Net
DigitalOcean
DNSimple
Duda Inc
DuoCircle
Edgecast
Elastic
Driving-Tests.org
F5 Networks
Fastly
Fly.io
Ford Foundation
GitHub
Google
Green Geeks
Grokability
Hack The Box
HAProxy Technologies
HashiCorp
Hawkhost
Hostinger International
HostPapa
Hostpoint AG
HOSTSTAR Multimedia Networks
Huge Media
IBM
Indeed
Infomaniak Network
Internet Society
InterPromo
IPInfo.io
Jimdo
Keenetic
LINE Corporation
Livesport
Marktplaats
Media Foundation
Meta
MongoDB
Mozilla
Nabu Casa
Netlify
One.com
Online Only OU
OVHcloud
Pantheon
PlanetHoster
Plat
Plex
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Private Internet Access
PTL
rackSPEED
Red Hat
Render
Sakura Internet
Salesforce
SAP
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ServerPilot
SG Hosting
Shiguredo Inc
Shopify
Smallstep
Smartsheet
Square
Squarespace
Teleport
Ubiquiti Networks
Unbounce
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Valve Corporation
Viam
VMware
Vultr Holdings Inc
Wix.com
Zendesk
Zoho Corporation

Internet Security Research Group (ISRG) is a nonprofit organization founded in 2013 to serve as a home for public-benefit digital infrastructure projects. ISRG projects include Divvi Up: privacy-preserving metrics, Let’s Encrypt, and Prossimo for Memory Safety.